Egypt braces for intense heatwave and humidity through the coming few days
Nights and early mornings will remain warm and humid.
The EMA also noted the presence of misty fog from four am to eight am in areas leading to and from northern Egypt up to Greater Cairo.
This fog may be dense from Thursday to Saturday, affecting parts of the northern coast, Nile Delta, Canal cities, and central Sinai.
Recent satellite imagery shows some low and medium clouds appearing over scattered areas, including North Sinai, Ismailia, Port Said, Damietta, the Nile Delta, and eastern Cairo.
These clouds might bring isolated, variably intense rainfall at intermittent periods.
The EMA highlighted that high humidity levels will make the felt temperature two to three degrees Celsius higher than the actual temperature in the shade.
The forecast indicates active winds in some areas, including Salloum, Matrouh, El Alamein, and Alexandria, leading to wave heights ranging from two to three meters. Winds will also be active intermittently over parts of the western coasts, South Sinai, and northern Upper Egypt.
Active, intermittent winds are expected starting from Friday through to Tuesday over areas from northern Egypt down to northern Upper Egypt.
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